ITV adverts

bernie · Post by **bernie** » 24 Apr 2005, 19:36

I cannot believe that ITV went to an advert break with 3 laps of the GP to go[}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)]

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 24 Apr 2005, 20:36

They managed to miss Schumacher's last pit stop too.
Good timing...

paranoid · Post by **paranoid** » 24 Apr 2005, 20:49

Is this why they played the last 3 laps again afterwards?
Managed to miss the end of the race, but caught it afterwards do they usually do this?

np · Post by np » 25 Apr 2005, 00:03

I only caught the last 20 mins of the race,but totally agree.[:(!][:(!].This is why i lost interest in it,plus the fact that Schumacher was winning everything in sight over the last few years.Not his fault though,its up to the other teams to do better to beat him.Up untill last year,i have seen every race since 1995.But come `97,the adverts were[:(!][:0][:(!][:(].
I dont understand this advert thing.When ITV have live football on,they NEVER show adverts in that,only at half time!But they do with F1[:(!].
I supose it all comes down to £££$$$ at the end of the day.[:(!][:)]

Sl4yer · Post by **Sl4yer** » 25 Apr 2005, 00:56

I remember being devastated when ITV got the F1 coverage. But to be honest, they've done a great job with it.
Every race is shown live now, which could never have been envisaged ten years ago. There is more coverage of the practice, and more background info than the BBC ever dreamed of providing. ITV really grabbed the ball and ran like hell with it IMO.
The adverts are annoying of course, but the breaks are usually very short. Don't know what went wrong today though - the first race segment (before a break) seemed very long.
For anyone who finds the breaks too annoying, watch the internet Live Timing from www.formula1.com . You get to see the same timing screen as the teams - once you're into it you can REALLY see what is happening throughout the field. I wouldn't watch without it now.

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 25 Apr 2005, 01:54

There may be more coverage, but what about Sunday morning qualifying???
Its just not the same without Murray either.

gardenpeas · Post by **gardenpeas** » 25 Apr 2005, 02:02

cool post i was well pissed off i say we just refuse to buy the products off the people who advertise is these stupid slots

Sl4yer · Post by **Sl4yer** » 25 Apr 2005, 03:22

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Kowalski

There may be more coverage, but what about Sunday morning qualifying???
Its just not the same without Murray either.
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Sunday morning qualifying is a farce with any broadcaster. Nobody is going devote six hours on a Sunday to motor racing. Whatever system they adopt, I hope they do it on low fuel for the flat-out spectacle.
I personally can live without Murray. He went downhill a bit towards the end.

kid · Post by **kid** » 25 Apr 2005, 11:13

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I personally can live without Murray. He went downhill a bit towards the end.
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its him going downhill what made f1 funny! how he got mixed up between red ferrari and blue williams always made me laugh, and his great one liners too. f1 is if backwards[8)].
by the way did anyone see him in on tv in the crowd at the snooker this afternoon in the white/ stevens match? he was looking well[:D]
unfortunetly its now a boring systematic approach where the unexpected has gone.

Homer · Post by **Homer** » 25 Apr 2005, 14:49

As far as I am aware it's against the rules to put adverts in during a sporting event unless there is a "natural break".
Can you imagine them putting an ad break in five mins from the end of a football match?
As for the BBC coverage, I don't remember them ever missing a race. I do remember ITV deciding to put the Canadian GP on ITV2 a couple of years back because it clashed with corrie.[:(!] I had terrestrial digital TV at the time and it couldn't cope with the high speed action, I always had to use the analogue channels for the GPs.
And in case anyones wondering what this has to do with French cars...
Renault won it again. [:D]

ACTIVE8 · Post by **ACTIVE8** » 25 Apr 2005, 16:00

Yes, it is frustrating that the adverts interupt the programme, and therefore the live coverage of F1, but for real frustration [:(!] try watching a programme if you are on holiday in America, they have adverts every five minutes. So if you were watching the F1 over there, it could take a long time, probably several hours ! [:(!]

bxbodger · Post by **bxbodger** » 25 Apr 2005, 17:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">As far as I am aware it's against the rules to put adverts in during a sporting event unless there is a "natural break".
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Sad to say, modern F1 is one loooooooooooooooong natural break.....its the ultimate statement of corporate interest before sport, even more so than premiership footie.

Oscar Too · Post by **Oscar Too** » 25 Apr 2005, 18:14

I agree with Bodger. When a techie in a bunker leaning over a laptop can remotely tweak the engine's performance, and then radio the driver to go harder, where's the excitement and skill? Plus it's an environmental nightmare. And a great shame that developing nations attach so much national prestige to hosting a GP that they are willing to spend several years' worth of health budget on building facilities that will get used twice a year and bring sod-all benefit to local communities.
Anyway, rant over : )

bxbodger · Post by **bxbodger** » 25 Apr 2005, 19:29

There's ten times the excitement of F1 at a local Banger meet!!
Its a bit like having the olympics to a developing nation, only they sell their souls to Bernie Ecclestone[}:)]for some imaginary status or benefit-and its the same in the UK, look at the Silverstone debacle, new trunk roads and all sorts being built at taxpayers expense so Bernie can get his punters in a bit quicker, and then he says he may still drop the race!!!!
Bring back TV rally-cross, thats what I say!!!!

bernie · Post by **bernie** » 25 Apr 2005, 19:36

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bxbodger

Bernie can get his punters in a bit quicker, and then he says he may still drop the race!!!!
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